The Lure of a Good Book

Recently a member of my CADL book group stopped by the library and commented on the book we were going to discuss in a few days. We all know how hectic the holiday season is due to shopping, wrapping etc. I had only read a few pages and the discussion was SOON!

When I went home I scraped together time and reluctantly opened the book as one does when a book report is due. The reluctance quickly disappeared as the book grabbed me and pulled me in. Before I knew it, I had finished it. I love it when a book does that!

The book I was reading was Caleb’s CrossingbyGeraldine Brooks. If you haven’t read anything by Brooks give her a try. As my colleague Sarah says, she has a wonderful way with period language in historical fiction. Caleb’s Crossing is about the first Native American to graduate from Harvard in 1665.